Re: How will the US local area stations commerate the end of System-M?

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> | "Max Power" <mikehack@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> |> How will the US local area stations commerate the end of System-M?
> |>
> |> This footage is how the BBC commerated the end of System-A
> |> -- http://youtube.com/watch?v=sG52HcgKaD4
> |> -- I assume RTE (Ireland) had a similar commeration.
> |>
> |> In each market, the NTSC transmitter shutdown will be historical,
thus 
> the
> |> need for related programming.
> |>
> |> One would expect that the programming, relating to the shutdown would

> be
> |> in the public domain ... but I assume under some kind of GNU 
> restrictions.
> |> I don't know if there will be equal joy with respect to the end of
NTSC 
> in
> |> Canada, or Bermuda or Mexico -- as the US more or less unilaterally
> |> imposed System-M on these countries.
> |>
> |
> |
> | Well I look forward to when we in Australia can ....... *commemorate*
> | closure of the analog system end of next year unless the pollies get 
> cold
> | feet again..
>
> If they are anything like in the USA, they have probably screwed up the 
> process
> and created difficulties and confusion for a great many people, which 
> would lead
> to complaints and demands to put it off until later.
>
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spot on! it's been delayed twice...